Effect of Metoprolol on Thalassemia Cardiomyopathy

Summary

effect of B blocker was first evaluated in patient with cardiomyopathy not induced by ischemia and idiopathic which as the most common causes of cardiomyopathy. Effect of BB on Thalassemia cardiomyopathy was evaluated in this study

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2012-05

Completion

2012-12

Publications

• Background Atiq M, Bana M, Ahmed US, Bano S, Yousuf M, Fadoo Z, Khurshid M. Cardiac disease in beta-thalassaemia major: Is it reversible? Singapore Med J. 2006 Aug;47(8):693-6.
• Background Murphy CJ, Oudit GY. Iron-overload cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. J Card Fail. 2010 Nov;16(11):888-900. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.05.009. Epub 2010 Jul 3.
• Kojury J, Zolghadrasli A, Karimi M, Babaee Beighi MA, Namazi S. The effect of metoprolol succinate on the cardiac function of patients with thalassaemia cardiomyopathy: a double-blind randomised study. Heart Asia. 2014 Apr 17;6(1):54-8. doi: 10.1136/heartasia-2013-010460. eCollection 2014.

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